Snap-button.



B. Z. HAUSNER.

SNAP BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1. 1915.

L 1 ?9,@ 11 5 Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

BEN ZION HAUSNER. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SNAP-BUTTON.

Application filed September 1, 1915.

' To (1// w/wm it; may concern.

which'is ot simple construction. possesses supel'h'ngrip 'iing power. and will retain its resiliency tor a long period of time. Thehutton is well adapted tor use on garments. hangings, rugs. gloves and other articles.

In the acco111pa1 1 \ing drawing: Figure 1 is a plan of the female 11101111101 ot a snap button 01nl1o1l \'ing my invention; Fig. 2 a

plan of the 1111110 1110111b0r: Fig. 11 a side view otthe button, showing it open: Fig. 1 a section on line -l- --l l ig. 5:' l ig. 5 a bottom \'i0\\' oi the button showing it closed: Fig. '1 a bottom view of a modification. and Fig. a section on line 7-7 Fig. 1'1.

The male member of the button consists of a rounded head 1. having a neck '2 and projecting from a plate I, having thread holes 1, all as usual.

The female member (11'' the button, to which "11' invention more particularly relates, is composed of a continuous length of wire or similar resilient material. This wire is so bent as to form a plurality of substantially U-shaped arches. each arch being,

- composed ofa pair of shanks 5. and a cross bar 6.

The arches are so positioned, that all the shanks 5 are arranged in substantial parallelism with each other. and that any one. arch is set at an :ingle to the adjoining arches, the first arch of the series joiningthe last arch, where the ends of the wire are soldered or otherwise connect-ed. It is preferred to form the female member of tour arches, as shown in which case, the arches will join each other at right angles. The two adjoining shanks of any two arches are by the construction described. placed in close proximity to each other. and merge at their upper ends in a laterally and outwardly deflected loop7, adapted to receive the thread by means" of which the device may be stitched to the garment. These loops are arranged symmetrically with roterence to said shanks and are contracted at the points of merger of the shanks into the .loops. At their opposite ends, the cross bars 6, will form between them an opening Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 19111.

Serial No. 48,379.

1%. through which the head 1 of the male 11101111101 is adapted to be projected. These cross bars, will all be located in a. common plane. and each cross bar is made of convex form or deflected inwardly, so that the several cross bars will, with the quadruplex construction shown, form a polygon or h'gure with tour arched sides. Each of these sides will however. not be directly attached to the adjoining sides-but by means of the intervening shanks 5, and thread. loops T. so that the resiliency ot' the entire length of wire is turned to practical account when pressure is exerted against the inner sides of the cross bars.

hen the device is attached to the garment by the loops 1; the shanks 5 will stand off at right angles to the plane of the garment. while the cross bars (3 will be located in parallelism to said plane. If, in closing the. button, the head 1 is pressed against arched .cross bars 6, it will cause the several cross bars to be spread asunder, adjoining shanks of such cross bars, being during such operation, forced slightly apart. The strain to which the shanks are thus subjected will he transmitted to loops '7, and will thus cause said loops to open 11p so that in this way the resiliency ot' the entire length of wire is utilized. [is soon as the head has cleared the cross bars, the arches will. spring back into their original position, so that in this way they will tightly grasp neck 2.'the grip thus obtained being considerably auginented owing to the convexity of the cross bars. In this position, the loops 7 will. close at their months 'or points of merger into cross bars (3, the closing of the loops limiting the inward spring of the cross bars, so that in this way, the cross bars will grasp the shank of the male member with a constant and not undue pressure.

In Figs. 6 and 7, the device is shown to be adapted for use as a glove fastener. Here the loops 7, are incased Within a flanged annular plate 9, provided with a socket 10, that extends a distance into the body of the device, between the shanks 5 thereof. This socket is adapted to receive a rivet 11., by means of which -the device is adapted to be secured to the glove flap 12.

It will be seen that the button constructed as described, simple in construction, pos-' sesses superior resilient qualities, and is not liable tobecome inert by protracted use.

I claim: ends of the several adjoining shank pairs In a snap button; a female member commerging into groups of laterally deflected posed of a continuous length of resilient loops that extend beyond the ends of the 10' material, formed into a group of arches, shanks, the shanks adjacent to said ]oops 5 said arches comprisingcross bars arranged being normally in contact to limit the inin a common plane, and a series of shanks ward spring of thearches. arranged at an angle to said plane, the outer BEN ZION HAUSNER. 

